Our funny anarchic ways with the 'The'Indian English creatively uses the definite article 'the'. Indians often add 'the' where it is not needed and omit it where it is. This uni...
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Success of Chandrayaan-3 triumph of entire humankind: PM Modi tells Greek President SakellaropoulouIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Greek President Katerina N Sakellaropoulou in Athens to discuss strengthening the India-Greece...
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Who is Artemis? NASA's latest mission to the Moon is named after an ancient lunar goddess turned feminist iconThe programme aims to increase women's participation in space exploration - 30% of its engineers are women. In addition, the Artemis I miss...
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Pushkar: The glimpse of world's ancient civilisationsNot many know that a small and silent town Pushkar, known as one amongst the world's oldest, accommodates this differently themed property ...
14 Aug, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
Can Britain finally reach a consensus with Greece over the long disputed Parthenon Marbles?The Parthenon temple was built in the 5th century BCE on the Acropolis to honour Athena, the patron goddess of Athens.
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Civilisation & intoxication: When, where and why did humans start experimenting with alcohol & drugsToday, humans use thousands of psychoactive compounds to alter our experience of the world.
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Time travel: World's oldest cuisines make way to Bengaluru's dining menuThe idea is to educate diners in understanding food as one of the most important achievements of human evolution.
18 Jul, 2018, 10.28 AM IST
Greece, Macedonia sign pact to change ex-Yugoslav republic's nameThe subject is an emotional one for many Greeks. On Saturday, thousands of protesters outside the parliament building shouted "Traitor, tra...
18 Jun, 2018, 08.07 AM IST
Navigation began in India: Indus Valley Indians used monsoon winds for sailingBengaluru, Dec 4 (IANS) Indians had knowledge of harnessing monsoon winds for navigation long before Hippalus, the Greek mariner and acclai...
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Travelling to Greece? Here's the ultimate guide for youStep back into the ancient world and marvel at the remnants that continue to withstand the test of time.
14 May, 2017, 12.47 PM IST
A tour of Santorini and Caldera is ideal for explorersRecords cite that this may have been the reason of the destruction of the ancient Minoan civilisation due to a huge tsunami.
09 Mar, 2017, 05.16 AM IST
Poke Me: Will we Indians, too stuck in the past even in the present, ever be futuristic? (Readers react)This week's Poke Me invited your comments on "Will we Indians, too stuck in the past even in the present, ever be futuristic?".
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The real Greek tragedyWe did everything for the world. Why then, do the bankers of the world, the wretched ingrates, harass Greece?
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Walk the Talk, Now!PM Narendra Modi began his maiden speech at UNGA by reminding the august audience of India’s hoary civilisational past.
13 Oct, 2014, 07.27 AM IST
God's mindSociologist Robert Nisbet described the idea of progress as the most important concept that western civilisation had in 3,000 years.
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How and why Greece is a eurozone disasterApparently, in Greece, the super rich never ever pay taxes, despite the fact that it has more millionaires per capita than the rest of Euro...
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- Pranab Mukherjee is not the only politician who has had issues with gum chewing
Pranab Mukherjee now knows what every school-going kid learns on Day One of kindergarten - don’t run your hand under that wooden desk.
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